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C. L. DIVINE.

EXTENSION COM POSING STICK.

No. 268,084. I Patented Nov. 28, 1882 A I l F712 WITNESSES. C

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JALVIN L. DIVINE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,ASSIGNOR TO LYNN B.

MARTINDALE, OF SAME PLACE.

EXTENSION COMPOSlNG-STICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,084, dated November28, 1882,

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN L. DIVINE, ot' the city of Indianapolis,county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Extension Gomposing-Sticks, of which thefollowingis a specification.

The object of my said invention is to produce a composing-stick in whichthe type-holding space may be extended or enlarged when required.structing the back of the type-space separate from 'the sides thereof,mounting said back upon sliding bars which move in grooves in saidsides, and connecting to said back a second or supplemental bottom whichshall rest and be adapted to move in slides attached to the under sideof the regular bottom,'all as will hereinafter be more specifically setforth.

As is well known by all type-setters, the ordinary composing-stick doesnot hold a sufficient quantity of type to make it convenient for theworkmen, atake of matter frequen tly more than filling it, thusnecessitating the use of two sticks. A common stick cannot be made wideenough to remedy this defect, for the reason that a printer must holdthe type with his thumb as he sets it, and therefore no stick can bemade wider than the length of that portion of his thumb which can beutilized for this work. My invention avoids all these disadvantages andobjections, as it is no wider than is desirable when the operation oftypesetting is commenced, and as the stick is filled the back can bemoved out, which, as the distance from the front edge of the stick tothe front side of the type is not increased, is of course notobjectionable.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof,and on which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts,Figurel is a top or plan view of my improved stick when it is in theusual form of othercomposing-sticks; Fig. 2, a similar view when theextension has been moved out; Fig. 3, an underside plan, the extensionbeing shown partly out; Fig. 4, a rear side elevation, and

Fig. 5 a front side elevation.

In said drawings the portions marked AA A representtheordinarynon-movable portions of a printers composing-stick; B, the usual Thisobject is accomplished by coni space.

constructed in one piece or connected rigidly together. The bottom 0moves in guides or slides won the under side of the permanent bottomA,and when moved out, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, forms an extension tosaid permanent bottom. The extension portions of this stick areprevented from moving back so far as to become wholly detached from theother portion by means of the small stop-arms c, which come in contactwith the stops (0, which are attached to and form a part of the guidesat when the extension has reached the limit of its intended movement.The back 0 forms, when closed up, as shown in Fig. 1, in effect, thatportion of the regular back A which performs the usual function of aback. When moved out it still performs the same function, and the bars a0 supplement the end A and the jaw B in forming the sides to the type-There are dovetailed or other suitablyformed grooves in said parts A B,which receive these bars. As will be noticed, the inner faces of theparts A c and B c are in line respectively, so that there shall. be nodisarrangement of the type when moved back into the extension formed bythe parts O O c 0 The back portion, 0, has a slot, 0, through which theend of the side bar 0 passes, so that said sidebar maybe permitted tomove with the jaw B when the latter is moved for the purpose ofadjustingorchangingthe length of the typespace.

The method of using my improved composing-stick is as follows: The stickis first closed up into the ordinary forn1,-as shown in Fig. 1, and isset full of type in the ordinary manner. The type is then pushed back,carrying the extension with it, leaving room in which more stick. Theextension is then pushed back to 2 eoaoedt its former position and theprocess repeated.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure 3. The combination of the bottom A, having guides a,the end A, andjaw B, having dovetailed or similarly-formed groovestherein, the non-movable back portion, A, to which the jaw B is secured,and the back portion, 0, bottom 0, and bars 0 0 connected together, saidbottom and bars being adapted to move in said guides andgrooves,substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 13th day of July, A. D. 1882.

CALVIN L. DIVINE. [L. 8.]

In presence of O. BRADFORD, LYNN B. MARTINDALE.

